written by Leonard Cohen
Tuning: C F A# D# G C (standard, two full steps down)
Intro: Am
Am
There is a war between the rich and poor
G
A war between the man and the woman
Am
There is a war between the ones who say there is a war
G
And the ones who say that there isn't
D C G
Why don't you come on back to the war
D C G
Why don't you come on back to the war
Oh yes I live here with a woman and a child The situation makes me kind of nervous Yes, I rise up from her arms, she says, "I guess you call this love" I call it room service
Why don't you come on back to the war Why don't you come on back to the war
You cannot stand what I've become You much prefer the gentleman I was before I didn't even know there was a war
Why don't you come on back to the war Why don't you come on back to the war
Am . . . |. . . . |G . . . |. . . . | Am . . . |. . . . |G . . . |. . . . | D C G (Come on back to the war) D C G (Come on back to the war) There is a war between the rich and poor A war between the man and the woman There is a war between the left and right A war between the black and white A war between the odd and the even
Why don't you come on back to this war Why don't you come on back
(Come on back to the war) (Come on back to the war) (Come on back to the war) (Come on back to the war)